307 Professional Toolbox

From last week's toolboxes, I liked Tristan's videos about why people became recreation therapists https://youtu.be/IJMW2FP4gs4 https://youtu.be/3UFfRCvRp7o My toolbox is all about how to become more involved in accessible rec. It includes ways to be involved in your area, how to make your facilities more accessible, creating accessible programs, and understanding where the people that you work with are coming from. It will provide starter information on all of this for my career. It reminds me how I need to treat people and what I should be doing for them. There is an entire world out there that has yet to be discovered and explored. There is so much more to be done and I am hoping that having this information as a starting base it will help me in getting that work going.

From last week's toolbox I am using Emma's link about Paralympic awareness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LQhhYgjlJ0 Some of this week's reading Why is recreational therapy important for your clients? Research supports the concept that people with active, satisfying lifestyles will be happier and healthier. Recreational therapy provides services which are based on the individuals’ interests and lifestyle which allows them to better engage in therapy and apply these functional improvements to all areas of their life. Ultimately, it allows them to generalize their therapeutic outcomes to their life after the healthcare team is no longer involved resulting in greater health maintenance over time. Recreational therapy aims to improve an individual’s functioning and keep them as active, healthy and independent as possible in their chosen life pursuits. What Clients do recreational therapists serve? Recreational therapists may work with a wide range of individuals re...

http://artshoptherapy.com/blog/topics/teaching-art/ I'm including this link from Jessica's toolbox last week about art therapy. From this week's personal training Disability Category Definitions for Paralympic Games: (These categories apply to both summer and winter Paralympics.) Amputee: Athletes with a partial or total loss of at least one limb. Cerebral Palsy: Athletes with non-progressive brain damage, for example cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke or similar disabilities affecting muscle control, balance or coordination. Intellectual Disability: Athletes with a significant impairment in intellectual functioning and associated limitations in adaptive behavior (currently suspended.) Wheelchair: Athletes with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities which require them to compete in a wheelchair. Visually Impaired: Athletes with vision impairment ranging from partial vision, sufficient to be judged legally blind, to total blindness. Athletes with...